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GLENDALE, Ariz. — White Sox prospect Trayce Thompson was an eyewitness to history last month, watching his older brother Klay put his name in the NBA record books. In the third quarter of a win over the Kings, Klay, a shooting guard for the Warriors, scored an NBA-record 37 points on 13-for-13 shooting, including nine 3-point attempts, during a 52-point performance. In a display of marksmanship beyond belief, he outscored the Kings by 15 in the quarter, singlehandedly taking over the game. Watching from the stands at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., Trayce was as awestruck as everyone else in the building. "That was pretty cool, seeing something like that happen," he...

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GLENDALE, Ariz. — White Sox prospect Trayce Thompson was an eyewitness to history last month, watching his older brother Klay put his name in the NBA record books.
In the third quarter of a win over the Kings, Klay, a shooting guard for the Warriors,...

No better way for the White Sox to mark the 10-year anniversary of winning the World Series than celebrating another one in 2015.
Admittedly, that sounds outrageous to suggest for a team 16 games below .500 last year, but it accurately depicts the...

When the White Sox traded Adam Dunn to the A's last August, nobody worried about missing Dunn's strikeouts or his Mendoza Line batting average.
Nobody wondered how the Sox would survive without Dunn, despite his knack for occasionally hitting the ball to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Few outside of San Francisco ever had heard of reliever Hunter Strickland until his ill-timed decision to scream at the Royals' Salvador Perez during Game 2 of the World Series.
After a day to think about it, Strickland said he...

It has been 10 years since Comcast SportsNet first flipped the switch on Oct. 1, 2004. Since then, the network has documented some of the biggest moments in Chicago sports history.CSN will reflect on its 10-year anniversary Wednesday at 10 p.m. The...

Paul Konerko has been a fixture for 16 seasons on the South Side.
His likeness will stand affixed to the left-field concourse at U.S. Cellular Field for many more years to come.
During the White Sox ceremony to honor their...

Paul Konerko had many great memories in a White Sox uniform, and another famous one wearing street clothes during the victory parade in 2005.
As the Sox great's career is winding down to a Sept. 28 finale, here's a compilation of Konerko's Top 10...

DETROIT — Two years ago, Avisail Garcia spent his fall helping the Tigers reach the World Series.
Before his return to Comerica Park on Monday, Sox manager Robin Ventura said the 23-year-old right fielder might learn something being on the opposing end...

Can you tell me why the White Sox have discarded the historical video they used to use to introduce the team before the start of the game? You know, this is the one with scenes of Bo Jackson and "Ray-Ray" Durham in their distinctive...

I'm lifelong White Sox fan. Going into his season, you had marginal players, and offense was going to be a problem, and pitching was supposed to help keep them going. John Danks and Jake Peavy are on and off the disabled list, and while I really like...

SPRINGFIELD — With about six minutes left in Saturday's IHSA Class 5A football semifinal against Washington, Sacred Heart-Griffin faced first-and-goal from the 2. The Cyclones led 44-14 and were just 6 feet from hitting 50.
For four straight plays,...

A scary thing happens in the kitchen when a kid, who used to scarf down half the pantry and call it "just a snack," decides to take up an uber-taxing sport. And then decides he is going to eat like the pros.
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That’s three times in three years that the White Sox have faced the team they were battling for the AL Central in the second half and three times they got pantsed.
In 2009, the Sox lost five of six to the Twins from Aug. 31 on. Last year, the Twins...

Paul Konerko has put up some impressive numbers since coming to the White Sox in 1999. But the Tribune's seven Hall of Fame voters agree the slugger is not worthy of Cooperstown —for now.
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In the post-steroid era, not many hitters have...

Go ahead, pick an American League East champion.
Lots of people are in love with the Blue Jays, who won the offseason. They probably will be the consensus pick when teams leave Florida. But you wouldn't be nuts to pick the Yankees, Rays or Orioles. You'd...

Editor's note: This story ran on June 10, 2012. Paul Konerko's current stats (below) won't vastly change who the guy is after another season. Here's what our voters thought about his Cooperstown prospects when last we surveyed.
.281 Average
.360...

CLEVELAND -- Paul Konerko had the simplest explanation for the White Sox's latest rut during which they have lost eight of 11 games. They also have been shut out a major-league-leading six times in only 33 games.
"We're just not good right now,...

A return to U.S. Cellular Field against an American League Central rival with Mark Buehrle on the mound Tuesday night was the perfect cure for the White Sox's five-game losing streak.Buehrle harnessed the Twins' offense and received ample support as the...

General manager Ken Williams said last month he usually doesn't start assessing the direction of the White Sox until 60 games into the regular season.
With a 27-33 record, the Sox are pushing Williams toward considering a breakup of the core of the team,...

A little small ball served the White Sox in the nick of time Thursday.
Brian Anderson and Chris Getz contributed to a ninth-inning rally that helped the Sox seize an emotional 4-3 victory over American League Central leader Detroit.
This wasn't a...